Comparison of Top MBA Programs
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* Updated 02/17/2024
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(rank in 2022)CLASS SIZE FT % ADMITTED WORK EXPERIENCE % FEMALE % INTERNATIONAL MEDIAN GMAT AVG GPA AVG POST MBA SALARY % GRADUATES EMPLOYED 3 MONTHS POST GRADUATION TOP RECRUITED INDUSTRIES APPLICATION DEADLINES DECISION DATES INFO SESSIONS / EVENTS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Chicago Booth Chicago, IL 1 637 30% 5 Years 42% 36% 730 3.6 $180,000 96% Consulting (39%)
Technology (16%)
Financial Services(33%)R1: 9/21/23
R2: 1/4/24
R3: 4/4/24R1: 11/30/23
R2: 3/21/24
R3: 5/23/2024https://www.chicagobooth.edu/programs/full-time/admissions/events Really understand "why Booth"
Northwestern Kellogg Evanston, IL 2 529 31% 5 Years 48% 39% 731 3.7 $169,000 92% Consulting (42%)
Financial Services (22%)
Technology (17%)R1: 9/13/23
R2: 1/10/24
R3: 4/3/24R1: 12/13/2023
R2: 3/27/2024
R3: 5/8/2024https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/programs/full-time-mba/admissions-events.aspx Interviews nearly every applicant
U Penn Wharton Philadelphia, PA 3 874 23% 5 Years 50% 31% 728 3.6 $175,000 92% Consulting (29%)
Financial Services (37%)
Technology (14%)
R1: 9/6/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 4/2/2024R1: 12/14/2023
R2: 3/26/2024
R3: 5/13/2024https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/events/ Team-based discussion interview format
MIT Sloan Cambridge, MA 4 409 15% 5 Years 46% 40% 730 3.61 $168,000 87% Consulting (34%)
Technology (24%)
Finance (20%)R1: 9/27/2023
R2: 1/17/2024
R3: 4/08/2024R1: 12/12/2023
R2: 4/5/2024
R3: 5/16/2024https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/admissions/admissions-events/ Quantitative/scoring approach to admissions
Harvard HBS Cambridge, MA 5 938 14% 5 Years 45% 39% 740 3.73 175,000 80% Consulting (25%)
Private Equity (17%)
Technology (16%)R1: 9/6/2023
R2: 1/3/2024R1: 12/6/2023
R2: 3/27/2024https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/admissions-events/Pages/default.aspx Open-ended essay question - start early!
Stanford GSB Stanford, CA 6 431 9% 5 Years 46% 36% 738 3.77 $189,000 82% Finance (38%)
Consulting (24%)
Technology (15%)R1: 9/12/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 4/9/2024
R1: 12/7/2023
R2: 3/28/2024
R3: 5/23/2024https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/mba/admission/events Nailing the essay is critical!
Dartmouth College (Tuck) Hanover, NH 6 297 33% 5.8 Years 44% 33% 726 3.49 $175,000 93% Financial Services (23%)
Consulting (46%)
Technology (14%)R1: 9/25/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 3/25/2024R1: 12/7/2023
R2: 3/14/2024
R3: 5/2/2024https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/attend-an-event Early Action option (not binding), applicant-initiated interview option
Yale School of Management (SOM) New Haven, CT 8 339 28% 5 Years 40% 50% 720 3.64 $175,000 92% Consulting (44%)
Financial Services (22%)
Technology (10%)R1: 9/12/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 4/9/2024
R1: 12/5/2023
R2: 3/24/2024
R3: 5/16/2024https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/admissions/events Application includes a video essay
University of Michigan (Ross) Ann Arbor, MI 8 379 28% 5.8 Years 43% 43% 719 3.43 $175,000 96% Consulting (45%)
Technology (16%)
Financial Services (14%)R1: 9/14/2023
R2: 1/11/2024
R3: 4/4/2024R1: 12/8/2023
R2: 3/15/2024
R3: 5/3/2024https://michiganross.umich.edu/graduate/full-time-mba/admissions/events
New York University (NYU Stern) New York, NY 10 327 31% 5 Years 43% 48% 732 3.61 $168,000 94% Consulting (42%)
Financial Services (29%)
Technology (14%)R1: 9/18/2023
R2: 10/18/2023
R3: 1/18/2024
R4: 3/18/2024R1: 12/1/2023
R2: 1/1/2023
R3: 4/1/2024
R4: Rollinghttps://apply.stern.nyu.edu/portal/ft_events?_ga=2.66014702.1782046844.1552163262-1653585508.1552163262 Specialized MBA options (Tech and Luxury/Fashion)
Columbia Business School New York, NY 11 900 20% 5 Years 44% 47% 730 3.5 $175,000 81% Financial Services (36%)
Consulting (36%)
Technology (11%)R1: 9/13/2023
R2: 1/5/2024
R3: 4/3/2024
Rolling https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/mba/admissions/events Early Decision option, rolling admissions
University of California-Berkeley (Haas) Berkeley, CA 11 244 20% 5.8 Years 41% 47% 740 3.64 $163,000 89% Technology (30%)
Consulting (28%)
Financial Services (15%)R1: 9/14/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 3/28/2024R1: 12/7/2023
R2: 3/24/2024
R3: 5/2/2024https://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/upcoming-events Prefers the GMAT
Duke University (Fuqua) Durham, NC 11 385 21% 6.1 Years 45% 47% 670-760
GMAT Range (Middle 80%)3.10-3.89
Undergraduate GPA (Middle 80%)$175,000 92% Consulting (43%)
Finance (21%)
Technology (17%)Early Action: 9/7/2023
R1: 9/28/2023
R2: 1/9/2024
R3: 2/22/2024
R4: 4/4/2024Early Action: 10/19/2023
R1: 12/8/2023
R2: 3/12/2024
R3: 4/5/2024
R4: 5/10/2024https://www.fuqua.duke.edu/events Early Decision option (binding), applicant-initiated interview option
University of Virgina (Darden) Charlottesville, VA 14 352 34% 5.9 Years 37% 41% 710 3.51 $168,000 95% Consulting (46%)
Financial Services (26%)
Technology (11%)Early Action: 9/8/2022
R1: 10/5/2022
R2: 1/5/2023
R3: 4/5/2023R1: 10/19/2022
R2: 12/7/2022
R3: 3/15/2023
R4: 5/3/2023https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/admissions/events-receptions/ Primarily uses case method, like HBS
Cornell University (Johnson) Ithaca, NY 15 283 31% 5.4 Years 43% 42% 710 3.35 $163,000 93% Consulting (42%)
Financial Services (35%)
Technology (11%)R1: 9/20/2023
R2: 1/10/2024
R3: 4/10/2024R1: 12/8/2023
R2: 4/5/2024
R3: 5/31/2024https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Programs/Full-Time-MBA/Admissions/Events Tight-knit community
University of Southern California (Marshall) Los Angeles, CA 15 199 25% 5.5 Years 35% 41% 722 3.5 $150,000 97% Technology (29%)
Consulting (21%)
Financial Services (20%)R1: 10/15/2023
R2: 1/5/2024
R3: 3/1/2024
R4: 4/15/2024R1: 12/31/2023
R2: 3/31/2024
R3: 5/15/2024
R4: 6/15/2024https://www.marshall.usc.edu/programs/mba-programs/part-time-mba/events Known for its powerful alumni network
Emory University (Goizueta) Atlanta, GA 17 110-150 37% 6 Years 34% 49% 709 3.47 $152,000 96% Consulting (54%)
Technology (14%)
Financial Services (12%)R1: 10/4/2023
R2: 1/8/2024
R3: 3/20/2024R1: 12/6/2023
R2: 3/10/2024
R3: 5/8/2024
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) Pittsburgh, PA 18 171 29% 5.8 Years 36% 53% 710 3.26 $156,000 92% Technology (28%)
Financial Services (14%)
Consulting (42%)R1: 10/2/2023
R2: 1/8/2024
R3: 3/4/2024
R4: 5/6/2024R1: 12/6/2023
R2: 3/6/2024
R3: 5/8/2024
R4: 6/5/2024https://www.cmu.edu/tepper/programs/mba/admissions/attend-admissions-events/index.html Highly quant focused in their curriculum
UCLA Anderson Los Angeles, CA 19 296 38% 5.7 Years 40% 47% 710 3.45 $147,000 92% Technology (34%)
Consulting (24%)
Financial Services (12%)R1: 10/5/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 4/12/2024R1: 12/14/2023
R2: 3/22/2024
R3: 5/17/2024http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/full-time-mba/admissions/events Great for Entertainment industry applicants
University of Texas (McCombs) Austin, TX 20 241 34% 5.9 Years 35% 26% 704 3.46 $158,000 89% Consulting (43%)
Financial Services (16%)
Technology (15%)R1: 10/10/2023
R2: 1/5/2024
R3: 3/26/2024
R4: 5/9/2024R1: 12/14/2023
R2: 3/21/2024
R3: 5/2/2024
R3: 6/6/2024https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBA/Events Benefits from Austin's status as an emerging entrepreneurial hub
University of Washington (Foster) Seattle, WA 20 111 28% 6 Years 47% 56% 710 3.3 $147,000 99% Technology (48%)
Consulting (31%)
Healthcare (6%)R1: 10/3/2023
R2: 1/3/2024
R3: 3/14/2024R1: 12/15/2023
R2: 3/29/2024
R3: 5/17/2024https://foster.uw.edu/academics/degree-programs/full-time-mba/admissions-events/
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler) Chapel Hill, NC 22 253 36% 5 Years 33% 34% 696 3.42 $147,000 89% Financial Services (28%)
Consulting (24%)
Real Estate (13%)R1: 10/16/2023
R2: 1/8/2024
R3: 3/4/2024
R4: 4/29/2024R1: 12/11/2023
R2: 3/11/2024
R3: 4/22/2024
R4: 5/20/2024https://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/admissions/mba/admissions-events Early Action option (binding), applicant-initiated interview option
Georgetown University (McDonough) Washington, DC 24 258 51% 5.5 Years 31% 59% 695 3.34 $149,000 93% Consulting (35%)
Financial Services (25%)
Technology (18%)R1: 10/2/2023
R2: 1/4/2024
R3: 3/26/2024
R4: 4/30/2024R1: 12/7/2024
R2: 3/18/2024
R3: 5/1/2024
R4: 5/29/2024https://msb.georgetown.edu/mba/mba-admissions-events/
INSEAD Paris, France / Singapore N/A ≈ 1000 3-8 Years 38% Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported $122,000 Not Reported Management Consulting (61%)
Corporate Sectors (16%)
Financial Services (14%)R1: 9/12/2023
R2: 11/17/2023
R3: 1/16/2024
R4: 3/5/2024R1: 11/17/2023
R2: 1/12/2024
R3: 3/22/2024
R4: 5/10/2024https://www.insead.edu/master-programmes/mba "The business school for the world"
London Business School London, England N/A 487 5 Years 43% Not Reported 700 Not Reported $120,000 90% Consulting (45%)
Finance (26%)
Technology (21%)R1: 9/8/2023
R2: 1/3/2024
R3: 3/25/2024R1: 11/30/2023
R2: 3/27/2024
R3: 6/7/2024https://www.london.edu/masters-degrees/mba/mba-information-events Diverse and open-minded culture in every way
Cambridge (Judge) Cambridge, U.K. N/A 226 6 Years 42% Not Reported 682 Not Reported $120,000 94% Finance (30%)
Consulting (29%)
Technology (10%)R1: 8/29/2023
R2: 10/3/2023
R3: 1/8/2024
R4: 3/11/2024
R5: 4/7/2024https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mba/meet-us/ Highest value-for-money MBA according to FT
Oxford (Said) Oxford, U.K. N/A 334 6 Years 51% 97% 680 Not Reported $105,000 87% Consulting (32%)
Finance (28%)
Technology (21%)R1: 8/27/2023
R2: 1/5/2024
R3: 3/20/20234R1: 12/13/2023
R2: 3/8/2024
R3: 5/17/2024https://sbs.ox.ac.uk/events?f%5B0%5D=event_programmes_facet%3A596&f%5B1%5D=event_programmes_facet%3A596&f%5B2%5D=event_programmes_facet%3A596 Focus on sustainability and social impact
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